The migration helped President Obama win Colorado, Florida and Virginia in both 2008 and 2012.
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The biggest factor that helped Obama win was the GOPe.
Demography is destiny.
I thought there was a study that showed that 400K votes swung the election. Had Romney captured those votes he would have captured the Presidency via the EC. I suspect either fraud or a failed GOTV effort. Take your pick or both.